CLEVELAND — A federal judge has issued a ruling in favor of an Ohio statute defended by an Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney that limits the negative effects of sexually-oriented businesses. Attorneys representing sexually-oriented businesses throughout Ohio attempted to prevent cities and counties around the state from enforcing the statue, but the court denied their motion for a temporary restraining order Thursday.
“Communities should be allowed to protect their own families and children, and this statute serves that community purpose by placing reasonable regulations on sexually-oriented businesses,” said ADF-allied attorney David Langdon of Cincinnati. “We are very pleased that the court refused to keep the law from being enforced.”
Langdon represents Citizens for Community Values, an Ohio family policy council that supported the statute placing regulations on sexually-oriented businesses. The statute contains two provisions: a restriction on hours of operation that prevents sexually-oriented businesses from operating between midnight and 6 a.m., and a “no touch” law that bars employees regularly appearing nude or seminude from knowingly touching a patron who is not a member of the employee’s immediate family.
“This ruling is good for families and children, and it’s a victory for the community,” said Langdon.
A copy of the order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, in the case
84 Video/Newsstand v. Sartini can be read at
www.telladf.org/UserDocs/SartiniOrder.pdf.
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Related information
Order denying plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction, 8.8.2008